to be able or possible · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
there
ἐκεῖekei
G1563
there · adverb
do
ποιῆσαιpoiēsai
G4160
to make or do (in a very wide application · verb — aorist active infinitive
no
οὐδεμίανoudemian
G3762
not even one (man · adjective — accusative singular feminine
work
δύναμιν,dunamin
G1411
force (literally or figuratively) · noun — accusative singular feminine
that
εἰei
G1487
if · conditional particle
laid
ἐπιθεὶςepitheis
G2007
to impose (in a friendly or hostile sense) · verb — second aorist active participle, nominative singular masculine
hands
χεῖραςcheiras
G5495
the hand (literally or figuratively (power) · noun — accusative plural feminine
few
ὀλίγοιςoligois
G3641
puny (in extent · adjective — dative plural masculine
folk
ἀρρώστοιςarrōstois
G732
infirm · adjective — dative plural masculine
healed
ἐθεράπευσεν.etherapeusen
G2323
to wait upon menially · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Cross-references
Matthew 13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.
Mark 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark 5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may b…
Hebrews 4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them tha…
Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the LORD’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Genesis 19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
Genesis 32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint, as…
Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).
Commentary
Matthew Henry on Mark 6:1-6
Here, I. Christ makes a visit to his own country, the place not of his birth, but of his education; that was Nazareth; where his relations were. He had been in danger of his life among them (Luk 4:29), and yet he came among them again; so strangely doth he wait to be gracious, and seek the salvation of his enemies. Whither he went, though it was into danger, his disciples followed him (Mar 6:1); for they had left all, to follow him whithersoever he went.
II. There he preached in their synagogue, on the sabbath day, Mar 6:2. It seems, there was not such flocking to him there as in other places, so that he had no opportunity of preaching till they came together on the sabbath day; and then he…
See this curious subject explained, Mat 13:55-58 (note).
John Gill on Mark 6:5
And he could there do no mighty work,.... Or miracle; not that Christ had no power in himself to work miracles, though their unbelief and contempt of him were very great; but it was not fit and proper that he should do any there, since such were their prejudices against him: it is an usual way of speaking with the Hebrews, when either it is not "fit" and proper that a thing should be done, or they "will" not do it, to say it cannot be done; see Genesis 19:22; and even it is said of God himself, "So that the Lord could no longer bear, because of your evil doings", Jeremiah 44:22. Not but that he could if he would, but he would not; nor was it fit and proper that he should; the same is the sen…
Mark 6:1-6
Matthew 13:53-58
Mark 6:1-6
53. And it happened, when Jesus had concluded these discourses, [342] that he departed thence. 54. And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were amazed, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom and these miracles? 55. Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? 56. And his sisters, do not they all live amongst us? Whence then hath this man all these things? 57. And they were offended at him. But Jesus said to them, A prophet is not destitute of honor, except in his own country and in his own house. 58. And he did not perfor…
The Church Fathers
If the faith of those who bring them or of the sick is lacking, it may prevent those who possess the gift of healing from exercising it.
In some cases he so richly poured forth the mighty work of healing that the Evangelist was led to exclaim: "He healed all their sick." But among others the unfathomable depth of Christ's goodness was so thwarted that it was said: "And Jesus could do there no mighty works because of their unbelief." So the bounty of God is actually curtailed temporarily according to the receptivity of our faith. So it is said to one: "According to your faith may it be to you," and to another: "Go your way, and as you have believed so let it be to you," and to another "Let it be to you according as you will," and again to another: "Your faith has made you whole."
(ubi sup.) Not as if He Who knows all things before they are done, wonders at what He did not expect or look forward to, but knowing the hidden things of the heart, and wishing to intimate to men that it was wonderful, He openly shows that He wonders. And indeed the blindness of the Jews is wonderful, for they neither believed what their prophets said of Christ, nor would in their own persons believe on Christ, Who was born amongst them. Mystically again; Christ is despised in His own house and country, that is, amongst the people of the Jews, and therefore He worked few miracles there, lest they should become altogether inexcusable. But He performs greater miracles every day amongst the Gentiles, not so much in the healing of their bodies, as in the salvation of their souls.
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Dictionary and topics
Hand · In healing — In healing
Sickness · Christ healed: By imposition of hands — Christ healed: By imposition of hands
Unbelief · 5:12-14; — 5:12-14;
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
Faith and healing are frequently connected in Mark (2:5; 5:34, 36; 9:23-24; 10:52). Jesus’ miracles were not performances but the partial realization of God’s Kingdom; entrance to that Kingdom and its benefits require repentance and faith (1:15). • A few sick people were healed, but the unbelief that Jesus encountered in his own village amazed him, a unique occurrence. • This section of Mark (3:7–6:6a) speaks of Jesus’ rejection by his family (3:21, 31-35), the scribes (3:22), and the people of Gerasa (5:17); it ends with rejection by people in his hometown (6:1-6a). Along the way, a few people believed and were healed. This ending is similar to the ending of the previous section (1:14–3:6).
